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UNITED STATES PATENT EEicE.

JOSEPH T. BENDER, OF NEW'ARK, NE'W JERSEY.

CUFF-HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 392,401, dated November6,1888

Application led March 24, 1888.

.To @ZZ whom tpm/ay concern:

Be it known that I, JosErn T. BENDER, a' citizen of the United States,residing at Newark, in the county of Essex and State of New Jersey, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Ladies CuffHolders; 4andI do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others' skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being hadto the accompanying drawings, and to letters of reference markedthereon, which form a part of this speciiicat-ion.

This invention is designed to provide a simple and effective and also acheaply-constructed device for holding womens cuffs within thedress-sleeve in lieu of the annoying method usually employed of pinningthe cuff to the sleeve.

The invention consists, essentially, of two pairs of clamping-jawsconnected together and arranged at right angles to each other, thepurpose of which arrangement will be set forth more particularlyhereinafter, said jaws being formed from an integral piece of metal andmade by turning over the ends thereof, sub` stantially as illustrated inthe drawings.

In the drawings herewith accompanying, in which similarl letters ofreference are employed to indicate like parts in each of the differentviews, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a cuff and a portion of asleeve within which the same is secured by my improved holder. Fig. 2 isa perspective view of my improvement detached from the cuff and sleeve.vFig. 3 is a plan view of the same and the cuff and sleeve, which areindicated by dotted lines. Fig. 4 is a section through the cuff andsleeve and side elevation of the holding device, looking in thedirection of the arrow numbered l on Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is an elevation ofthe holder, looking in the direction of the arrow numbered 2 on Fig. 8.Fig. 6 is a plan of my improved holder. Fig. 7 is a section of the same,taken through line x,- and Figs. 8 and 9 are plan views of differentforms of blanks from which my improved holder is made.

As indicated in said above-described views, the holder is composed oftwo pairs of clamping-jaws formed by bending over the ends of themetallic blank, between which the edges of the cud and the sleeve areheld, and as said Serial No. 268,357. (No model.)

stantially as indicated in Figs. 3 and 4. The

pair of jaws which seizes the cuff may be applied t-o any part of theedge thereof, so that the cuff can be projected from the sleeve anydesired distance.

As shown in the figures of the drawings, the cuff-holder consists of theclamping-j aws a and a', which seize the cuff C, and the jaws b and b',between which the edge of the sleeve S is held. The entire cuff-holderis made from one piece of spring mela,thej aws being formed by bendingover the ends of the blankfrom which the holder is formed. As shown inthe viewsthe pair of jaws a and a and b and b are arranged at rightangles, one to the other, so that when the pair of jaws which seizes theedge of the cuff is in' wearing position on the cuff the second pair ofjaws is in position to receive and clamp the edge of the sleeve,substantially as shown in Fig. 3. Teeth aIl and a are formed on the jawsa and a', and the jaws b and b' are also provided with teeth b2 toenable the said pairs of jaws to retain their hold upon the cuff andsleeve. In lieu of the teeth a rounded projection, b3, may be formed onthe jaw b', as indicated in Figs. 6 and 7, which is preferable withcertain goods. However, the form, number, and arrangement of the teethor holding devicesA may be greatly varied without departing from thecentral idea of my invention. Each pair of jaws may be made exactlyalike, so that either pair can be used to hold either the cuff orsleeve, as maybe desired. This feature is of considerable importance, asit avoids the necessity of using right and left holders, and therebysimplilies the making thereof and also the adjustment of the same inwearing position. The upper portion, b', of the jaws which seize thesleeve may be ornamented, as desired.

In the iigures of the drawings the jaws are shown as standing apart tomore clearly illustrate the same, but when detached from the cuff thejaws should touch or approach each other, so as to exert holding-powerwhen separated by the material of the cuff or sleeve.

When in wearing position, the cuff can be IOO detached from the sleevesimply by lifting the the other, said jaws being provided with holdupperportions of the jaws which seize the ing-teeth struck up from the same,for the pursleeve and drawing off the cuff, the holder reposes setforth.

maining attached to the culi1 as long as it is In testimony that I claimthe invention Set 5 intended to be worm forth above I have hereunto setmy hand this i5 Having thus described my invention, what I 21st day ofMarch, 1888. claim is- JOSEPH T. BENDER.

A cuff-holder composed ofjaws a a and b b, XVitnesses: formed of thebentover ends of an integral FRAEDK. F. CAMPBELL,

1o piece of spring metal at right angles one to FREDK. C. FRAENTZEL.

